Biting your nails, and other bad habits! - General

So, I have always been biting my nails, and I just stumbled upon a wikipedia article about the negative effects of biting them. [QUOTE] Bitten fingertips can become very sensitive to pain, usually at the place the skin meets the edge of the nail. Hangnails are broken skin on the cuticle. When they are improperly removed, they are susceptible to microbial and viral infections producing whitlows. Saliva may then redden and infect the skin. Finally it may also result in the transportation of bacteria that are buried under the surface of the nail, or pinworms from anus region to mouth. Nail biting is also related to dental problems, such as gingival injury. Regarding social effects the aesthetic aspect of the nail may affect employability, self-esteem, and interaction with other people. [IMG]http://i48.tinypic.com/2k4sx5.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE] Thing is, I just can't stop biting them! I know all about these negative effects but with all I've tried, I just can't stop biting them! I also have a bad habit where I bite off the "skin", inside my mouth! Does anyone have any tips for me and for the other nail biters out there? Anyone else got any bad habits that they might want to share? Please, share your stories!

I have the same problem, I do it when I'm bored

I bite on pens when I want to chew some gum.

I destroy pencils. (with my teeth)

I used to essentially tie knots with my hair then pull the knots out.

I pick my lip a lot.

I bite mine when I'm nervous about something, which seems to be most of the time even if I don't know what I'm nervous about. Hangnails are annoying :(

I've been doing it for so long most of the time I don't actually realise I'm doing it, best part is I'll probably never be able to stop. I have tried everything.

[QUOTE=Rasrap Smurf;20348027]I bite mine when I'm nervous about something, which seems to be most of the time even if I don't know what I'm nervous about. Hangnails are annoying :([/QUOTE] Indeed, hangnails are annoying!

People biting their fingernails get ugly as fuck fingers. Most of the chicks i know says the same aswell and they're happy my fingers aren't all chewed on.

i have to keep constantly doing something like chewing on a dishrag (currently) or else i cant think

I've always wondered that why the hell do I get these rips of skin at the borderline of the nail and the skin. And I always rip 'em off and they get painful as fuck.

Masturbating is my bad habbit.

I "air-drum" a lot, whether it be tapping a beat on my legs or pretending to be using a full drum kit.

I chewed a pack of pens in a day once

I don't really have bad habits, expect occasionally picking my nose in private. :v: don't we all.

Used to bite my nails too; realised that it's too much of a pain in the ass to continue; kept saying to myself "Don't bite your nails :3 " ; if I did, I slightly slapped my face; and now I removed this habit :D By the way, theres some kind of paste or gel you can put on 'em, it's supposed to taste bitter and nasty as fucks sake itself and should force yourself to stop.

Biting the wire to my headset :v:

I chew wires. Mostly headphone wires. I go through 1 or 2 every 3 months or so. [editline]08:22PM[/editline] [QUOTE=Killowatt;20348161]Biting the wire to my headset :v:[/QUOTE] Damn ninja.

I don't really bite mine, I just kind of nibble on them.

I bite on everything.. Empty cola bottles (plastic), pens, nails, the other side of my under lip, wires and nearly anything. I can even shove a some toiletpaper in my mouth and chew it til it gets this gray color and gets into pouder-form. I am such a weird person :V

[QUOTE=Cureless;20348109]I "air-drum" a lot, whether it be tapping a beat on my legs or pretending to be using a full drum kit.[/QUOTE] I do this, I bite my nails, I smoke and I'll chew anything that can fit in my mouth [sp]aaaanything[/sp] I'm just a nervous wreck.

I've been biting my nails for like 10 years. I've never been able to stop.

[Quote]or pinworms from anus region to mouth[/quote] Ewww......

[QUOTE=Kai365;20348213]I do this, I bite my nails, I smoke and I'll chew anything that can fit in my mouth [sp]aaaanything[/sp] I'm just a nervous wreck.[/QUOTE] how about my cock?

I used to bite my nails but then when I gave it another look and compared to normal looking ones, it just fucking wasn't worth the habit, or the "satisfaction".

I used to completely destroy pens and go through around one a week until I got a proper metal Parker pen Once bit through the ink cartridge

[QUOTE=Cureless;20348109]I "air-drum" a lot, whether it be tapping a beat on my legs or pretending to be using a full drum kit.[/QUOTE] I do this lots, too.

I've always wondered why biting your nails is a "bad" habit. What's inherently bad about it?

[QUOTE=Zeke129;20348604]I've always wondered why biting your nails is a "bad" habit. What's inherently bad about it?[/QUOTE] It makes your nails look like shit, i guess